The Canadian Battery Association is a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that is authorized to operate a point-of-sale recovery program for collecting and recycling automotive and industrial lead-acid batteries in Manitoba.

The stewardship program was launched on April 1, 2011, operating under the authority of the Household Hazardous Material and Prescribed Material Stewardship Regulation (MR 16/10) of the Waste Reduction and Prevention (WRAP) Act.

Lead-acid batteries pose no threat to human health when in use, but batteries discarded improperly can have dangerous health and environmental consequences.

If these lead-acid batteries end up in landfills, they can leach chemicals and heavy metals (lead) into soil, groundwater, lakes and streams. When improperly incinerated, batteries release heavy metals into the air; these metals also enter the environment in the ash created during incineration. Unless we recycle used lead-acid batteries certain toxic components pose a potential risk to the environment and human health.

Lead-acid batteries are collected through two channels: a point of sale recovery program for consumers at various retail locations and a business to business recovery program for industrial and pre-consumer batteries. There is no charge to the consumer for recycling eligible batteries and consumers will be paid for multiple battery shipments if they phone the recycling facility before they drop off the lead-acid batteries.

Lead-acid batteries range in size from 2 kilograms in small emergency lighting systems to 20 kilograms in an average passenger vehicle to thousands of kilograms in some industrial applications.

Batteries eligible for recycling under the Canadian Battery Association Stewardship Program include: (the small consumer stationary batteries for computers are considered an accessory to electronics recycling):

If you are a retailer, business or municipality in Manitoba looking to recycle automotive, motive and stationary lead-acid batteries in Manitoba, please contact The Canadian Battery Association at (250) 216-3664 or by email.